- J H Oosthuizen
- P O Box 819, Kroonstad 9500
- 1998
Litchi fruit exported from South Africa dominated the European markets for a long time and research was mainly based on methods of lengthening the time of ripening. The search for and planting of new, well-adapted good quality and especially early-ripening cultivars is now of the utmost importance for the South African litchi industry if it is to compete with Madagascar for the European export market.